““I serve the LORD”I serve the LORD”

November 1, 2009November 1, 2009

Sunday School 1Sunday School 1stst thru 6 thru 6thth graders graders

By: Jodie HildenbrandBy: Jodie Hildenbrand

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Volleyball, free pizza, Volleyball, free pizza, and lesson on Love and lesson on Love and Relationshipsand Relationships

55thth grade and up grade and up Friday, November Friday, November

2727thth at 6p.m. at 6p.m.

Memory Verse reviewMemory Verse review

Last week:Last week:

““There is a right time There is a right time for everything.” for everything.” Ecclesiastes 3:1Ecclesiastes 3:1

““Who knows, you Who knows, you may have been may have been chosen queen for chosen queen for just such a time as just such a time as this.” Esther 4:14this.” Esther 4:14

Elijah is fed by ravensElijah is fed by ravensI Kings 16-17I Kings 16-17

Ahab became king of Israel. He did Ahab became king of Israel. He did more evil things than any of the more evil things than any of the kings before him. Elijah the kings before him. Elijah the prophet said to Ahab, “I serve the prophet said to Ahab, “I serve the Lord. There won’t be any dew or Lord. There won’t be any dew or rain on the land during the next rain on the land during the next few years.” Then a message from few years.” Then a message from the Lord came to Elijah. “Go and the Lord came to Elijah. “Go and hide in the Kerith Valley. You will hide in the Kerith Valley. You will drink water from the brook. I have drink water from the brook. I have ordered ravens to feed you.” So ordered ravens to feed you.” So Elijah went to the Valley. The Elijah went to the Valley. The ravens brought him bread and ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and in the meat in the morning and in the evening. He drank water from the evening. He drank water from the brook.brook.

Elijah visits a widowElijah visits a widowI Kings 17I Kings 17

Some time later the Some time later the brook dried up. A brook dried up. A message came to message came to Elijah from the Lord, Elijah from the Lord, “Go to Zarephath. I “Go to Zarephath. I have commanded a have commanded a widow to supply you widow to supply you with food.”with food.”

So Elijah went to So Elijah went to Zarephath. He Zarephath. He came to the town came to the town gate. A widow gate. A widow was there was there gathering sticks.gathering sticks.

Elijah called out to her, Elijah called out to her, “Would you bring a little “Would you bring a little water? Bring me bread, water? Bring me bread, too.”too.”

““I don’t have any bread,” I don’t have any bread,” she replied, “Only a she replied, “Only a handful of flour and a handful of flour and a little oil. I am gathering a little oil. I am gathering a few sticks to take home. few sticks to take home. I’ll make one last meal I’ll make one last meal for myself and my son. for myself and my son. We’ll eat it. After that, We’ll eat it. After that, we’ll die.”we’ll die.”

Elijah said, “Don’t be afraid. Go Elijah said, “Don’t be afraid. Go home. Do what you have home. Do what you have said. But first make a little said. But first make a little bread for me. Make it out of bread for me. Make it out of what you have. Then make what you have. Then make some for yourself and your some for yourself and your son. The flour will not be son. The flour will not be used up. The jug will always used up. The jug will always have oil in it. You will have have oil in it. You will have flour and oil until the day the flour and oil until the day the Lord sends the rain on the Lord sends the rain on the land.” She went away and land.” She went away and did what Elijah told her.did what Elijah told her.

So Elijah had food So Elijah had food every day. There was every day. There was also food for the also food for the woman and her woman and her family.family.

Elijah on Mount CarmelElijah on Mount CarmelI Kings 18I Kings 18

Ahab went to where Ahab went to where Elijah was. Elijah Elijah was. Elijah said, “You have said, “You have turned away from the turned away from the Lord. Now send for Lord. Now send for people from all over people from all over Israel. Tell them to Israel. Tell them to meet me on Mount meet me on Mount Carmel. Bring the Carmel. Bring the 450 prophets of Baal.450 prophets of Baal.

The 450 prophets of The 450 prophets of Baal prayed to Baal Baal prayed to Baal from morning until from morning until noon. “Baal!” Answer noon. “Baal!” Answer us!” they shouted. us!” they shouted. But no one But no one answered.answered.

At noon Elijah began to At noon Elijah began to tease them. “Shout tease them. “Shout louder!” he said. louder!” he said. “Maybe he’s “Maybe he’s sleeping.”sleeping.”

They shouted louder. They shouted louder. They cut themselves They cut themselves with swords until their with swords until their blood flowed. They blood flowed. They continued with all continued with all their might until their might until evening. But there evening. But there wasn’t any reply.wasn’t any reply.

Then Elijah said to the Then Elijah said to the people, “Come here.” He people, “Come here.” He rebuilt the altar of the rebuilt the altar of the Lord. He dug a ditch Lord. He dug a ditch around it. Then he said, around it. Then he said, “Fill four large jars with “Fill four large jars with water. Pour it on the water. Pour it on the offering and the wood. offering and the wood. Do it three times.” So Do it three times.” So they did. The water ran they did. The water ran down around the altar. It down around the altar. It even filled the ditch.even filled the ditch.

Elijah stepped forward. Elijah stepped forward. “Lord, answer me. “Lord, answer me. Then these people Then these people will know you are the will know you are the one and only God.” one and only God.” The fire of the Lord The fire of the Lord came. It burned up came. It burned up the sacrifice, the the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, the wood, the stones, the soil and all the water. soil and all the water. The people saw it. The people saw it. They cried out, “The They cried out, “The Lord is the one and Lord is the one and only God!”only God!”

Memory Verse for this Memory Verse for this weekweek

I Kings 18:39I Kings 18:39

They cried out, They cried out,

““The Lord is the one and only God!”The Lord is the one and only God!”

ReviewReview

““There is a right ____ for everything.” There is a right ____ for everything.” ____________ 3:1____________ 3:1

““Who knows, you may have been ______ Who knows, you may have been ______ queen for just such a ____ as this.” queen for just such a ____ as this.”

______ 4:14______ 4:14

Review this week….Review this week….

I Kings 18:39I Kings 18:39

They cried out, They cried out,

““The _____ is the ___ and ____ God!”The _____ is the ___ and ____ God!”